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Electrical short blamed for overnight house fire on Fairfield Drive
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An electrical short is being blamed for an overnight fire which caused $75,000 worth of damage to a home at 67 Fairfield Drive in Coldwater. Coldwater Fire Marshal Steve Trall s...
Jim Measel Jun 17, 2021 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

CHA takes possession of mobile clinic van, credits CARES Act funding
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is crediting the CARES Act with making the funds available so that they can have a mobile clinic van. Health Officer Rebe...
Jim Measel Jun 16, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Community Health Agency.

Language in Quincy Market 1858 agreements and applications approved
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Village Council approved language in agreements and applications on Tuesday evening for the renters of sheds in the North East Block redevelopment that will be known as ...
Jim Measel Jun 16, 2021

Coldwater man charged with four counts after police confrontation
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was formally charged in Branch County District Court on Tuesday with four counts including three for resisting members of the Michigan State Police following a v...
Jim Measel Jun 15, 2021 Rumble Press / CC

Medical emergency leads to crash which damages 6 vehicles at Royal Chevrolet
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Department says a medical emergency led to Tuesday's incident on Coldwater's east side in which six vehicles were damaged at Royal Chevrolet. The She...
Jim Measel Jun 15, 2021

58th season of Tibbits Summer Theatre opens Wednesday at The Ponds of Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Tibbits Summer Theatre will open its 58th consecutive season of professional performances on Wednesday night with the musical theatre revue, "The Best of Broadway" at The Ponds ...
Jim Measel Jun 15, 2021 Tibbits Summer Theatre will return to The Ponds of Coldwater for its 2021 season, which will kick off on June 16 with “The Best of Broadway,” a musical revue featuring well-known songs from “Showboat” to “Phantom” to “Hamilton” and everything in between. “The Best of Broadway” will include veteran Tibbits actors Stephanie Burdick, Liz Davis, Max Gonzalez, Brooke Jackson, and Michael Motkowski along with newcomer Nile Birch.

U.S. 12 project in Coldwater delayed until after 4th of July
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A major Michigan Department of Transportation road construction project in the City of Coldwater has been pushed back until after the Fourth of July. The city announced on its s...
Jim Measel Jun 15, 2021 Jnzl's Photos / CC

Search for next UC School Superintendent down to two candidates
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The search for the next Union City School Superintendent will continue into a second round of interviews next week. After Monday night's Special Union City Board of Education m...
Jim Measel Jun 15, 2021

City Council passes water improvement resolution, adopts FY 21-22 budget
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - On a night they had their first in person meeting at the Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in 15 months, the Coldwater City Council passed a resolution on Monday which adopts a ...
Jim Measel Jun 14, 2021

Bronson City Council passes budget, approves police wage increase
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson City Council formally approved the city's 2021-2022 Fiscal Year budget on Monday as they met in the City Council chambers for the first time since March of 2020. City ...
Jim Measel Jun 14, 2021
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